Toy



I. ZION.

TOY. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, I920.

Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

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TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov 23, 192% Application filed'Merch 3, 1920. SerialiNo. 863,021.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lsmon ZION, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Ridgefield, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in, Toys, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it apertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to what are known as toys, and the object thereof is to provide a device of this class which will be both amusing and attractive to children and also others; a further object being to provide a device of the class specified by means of which the names of animals and other objects or things may be taught to childern, also the elemental principles of arithmetic together with the elemental principles of music; and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in a toy device of the class specified, constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

,My improved toy comprises a top question disk or'plate and a bottom answer disk or plate, and the invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, 1n which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which 1- Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of my toy device with one of the parts thereof withdrawn from its normal position, and showingthe top disk or plate complete;

Fig. 2 a view of the bottom disk or plate of the complete toy shown in Fig. l;

Figs. 3 and l are views similar to Figs. 1 and 2 but showing a modification;

Figs. 5 and 6 are views similar to Figs. 1 and 2 and 3 and lbut showing another modification; and, 7

Fig. 7 a perspective view of meet the parts of the top disk or plate shown in F igs. 1, 3 and 5 but without the data thereon.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing, as hereinbefore stated, I have shown my improved toy as designed for use in teaching the names of certain articles, animals,-things or other objects, the objects selected in Fig. 1 being vegetables and particularly fruits. The top or question disk or plate a is divided into separate sectoral parts a, a", a, a a, and a, six of sand parts being employed in the construction show-n, and these parts each bear the picture of a fruit, the fruit selected being cherries, pears, grapes, strawberries, lemons and apples, and the sectoral parts also hear distinctive letters and numbers, the part a which represents cherries containing in the inner part thereof the letter C and the numeral 1 radially arranged, while the part a which represents pears is provided with the letter P and the numeral 2, the part a which represents grapes being provided with the letter G and the numeral 3,v the part a" which represents strawberries being pro vided with the letter 53 and the numeral l, the part a which represents lemons being provided with the letter L and the numeral 5, and the part a which represents apples being provided with the letter A and the numeral 6.

The answer or bottom disk or plate 2'' is also subdivided by words, letters and numerals arranged thereon into six sectoral parts 6, b 5 5 ,1) and 6 respectively, and these parts contain respectively the words cherries, pear, grapes, strawberry, lemon and apple, these names being the names of the various fruits shown in the top or question disk or plate a. The

separate parts of the bottom or answer disk 1 or plate I) also contain inwardly of said names and arranged radially thereon and beginning with the part b the letter O and numeral 1, the letter P and numeral 2,

the letter G and numeral 8, the letter S and numeral 4, the letter L and numeral 5, and p the letter A and numeral 6.

In the use of my improved toy and in the following description, the sectoral parts of the top or question disk or plate will be called blocks, and in the use of the toy the bottom or answer disk or plate b is first placed on a table or on the floor or any other support, and the child using the toy selects the disks or blocks and arranges them in proper order on the bottom disk or plate 1- as is shown in Fig.1, and in doing this the blocks are or must be selected and placed on the bottom disk or plate 1) according to the data on said blocks, and on said bottom disk the letter C, or the'numeral 1; one of which,

be taught the names and appearances or at least, he is presnnied'tdlniow, and this Of course, the remaining hloclrs may placed in their respectrv mlJOSlllQl'lfi on disk 5 in the same way, and in this innner a child may he taught the name or? any hand or class of fruits, vegetables or other ohjects, including animals of all. or species, and the various colors, and the of the nations. This will also teach the child what any particular trait, vegetable, animal, Ob ect or article looks like, together with the name thereof and the spe j of such name, and in this child may also noted characters such as the Presidents oi tha United States toget r with the order in which they served and the term, it desirable.

Although I have shown and descidhed the top or question dish; or plate a and the hot toni or answer dish or plate l) circular in form, this shape is not essential nor is it essential or necessary that the blocks c c 12", etc, hesectoral in term and other or forms may be employed together with other designating characters on. the separate parts ofthe bottom dish or plate '0 and on the separate loloclts which malts up the top dish or plate a.

It will be understood that in placing my improved toy or toy devices upon the marlost, said devices may he made up in sets,

each toy oil a set containing the pictures and other designating characters oertaining to Gertain classes of fruits, vegetables or the like, animals, ohjects or articles and any particular toy or toys or a class or set, or the whole class or set may he sold, as desired,

In Figs. 3 and 42 of the accompanying draw ing, lhave shown my improved toy designed for use in teaching the elemental. principles or rules of arithmetic, the so j'ect shown heying addition, and, in this orni of my improved toy, the top or question dish or a or the separate parts or blocks a a, 0: a, a, and c are provided respectively with the numerals 1+1; 1+2; 1-1-3; l+t5 1+5; and 1+6, inwerdl I of which is arranged respectively the letters A, B, C, ll, ll, and F,

while the bottom or answer disk or plate on which to place a hloclz: oil the top dish orlate by means oi" the letters the alpha t thereon, whi'h the child is presumed to know. For 1nsta1ice, the child will place the loloclr a, which contains the letter A on the bottom dish or plate E5, or part thereof which also contains the letter A, and the hloclr a will he placed onhat part oi? the bottom disc: or plate i), wlich contains the letter B so on until all the blocks or' of the top or question disk or plate are properly placed on hottone or answer dish or plate.

The arrangement of the separate parts of hay improved toy shown Pig-s5 and t} is designed for the purpose of teaching a child the elements of music, and in this case the separate sectoral parts 01 ,05 a a and a of the top dish: or plate are provided respeo tively with the stafl the treble clef, the bass clel', F sharp, flat and natural, inwardly or? which are respectively arranged'the nu metals 1, 2, 8, at, 5, and 6, while the bottom dish or plate is divided into parts corresponding with the blocks of the top disk or plate by means oi the words stall, treble clef, bass clei", ll sharp, ll flat and natural, inwardly of which are arranged the numorals l, 2, 3, at, 5 and The use the toy device, or that form tlrer-eol shown in Figs. 5 and 6 will he the some as the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and 3 and 4;, and it will he understood that the tern] of toy shown in Figs. 3 and 4 may be used for teaching any of the elemental. principles Offlfltllfi'lfitlC, such as addition, suhtraction, multiplication or division, and this also applies to that form olf niy improved toy shown in Figs, 5 and t5, which may he used :tor teaching any of the parts or elereents cl music in addition to those shown and described. ln any of the forms of my improved toy, or toy device, herein shown and described, in any form thereof that may he em ployed or devised, the separate parts may he made of any preferred material such as wood, cardboard or fiber hoard, or may even be stamped from sheet metal, and my invention is not limited in any oi its forms or adaptations to the shape or form of the top dish or plate or the bottom dish or plate Z), nor to the shape, form or number of the separate parts or blocks into which the top dish or plate a is divided, and various changes in and modifications of the c011- struction'herein shown and. described may he made, within the scope oi the appended claims, Without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Let tors Patent, is 1. ll toy device of the class described comprising a top and question disk or plate and a bottom and answer disk or plate, said parts being; independent and said top dislr or plate being composed of separate parts adapted tribe placed together to form said disk: or p are.

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, prising a top asses la 2. A toy device of the class described. comand question disk or plate and a bottom and answer disk or plate, said parts being independent and the top and question diskor plate being composed. of separate similar parts adaptd to be placed together to term said disk or plate and containing the pictures of certain objects together with other designating characters, and the bottom and answer disk or plate being similarly divided by the names of said objects and corresponding designating characters.

3. A toy device of the class described comprising two independent members one of which is provided with question data and the other with answer data relating to said question data, one of said members being also composed of separate parts adapted to be placed together to form said member.

i. A toy device of. the class described comprising two independent members one of which is composed of separate independent parts adapted to be placed together to form said member and containing question. data and the other data.

5. A. toy device of the class described comprising two independent disk or plate mem bers, one of which is divided into separate similar parts containing question data and the other with corresponding answer data by which. it is similarly divided.

6. A toy device of the class described comprising two independent members, oneof said members being composed of a plurality of separate parts, and said members being provided one with question data and the other with answer data relating to said question data. 4

7. A toy device of the class described comprising two independent members, one of said members being composed of a plurality of separate parts, said members being provided one with question data and the other with answer data relating to said question data, and each of said members being provided with key characters.

8. A device of the class described comprising two independent members, one of said with corresponding answer members being composed of a plurality of parts adapted to be placed together to form said member and the other member being provided with a plurality of markings corresponding in number and form to the separate parts of said first named member and upon which said parts are adapted to be placed.

9. A device of the class described comprising two independent members, one of said members being composed of a plurality of parts adapted to be placed together to form said member and the other member being provided with a plurality of markings corresponding in number and form to the separate parts of said first upon which said parts are adapted to be placed, one of said members being provided with question data and the other with answer data relating to said question data.

10. A device of the class described comprising two independent members, one of said members being composed of a plurality of parts adapted to be placed together to form said member and the other member being provided with a plurality of markings corresponding in number and form to the separate parts of said firstnamed member and upon which said parts are adapted to be placed, one of said members being provided with question data and the other with answer data relating to said question data, and the separate parts oi": said first-named member and the markings on the secondnamed member being provided with key characters.

11. A toy device of the class described comprising two independent disks, one of which is adapted to be placed on the other and is composed of separate sectoral parts adapted to be placed together to form said disk, said parts being provided with question data and the other disk being provided with answer data. H

In testimony that I claim the. foregoing as my invention 1 have signed my name in presonce of the subscribing witnesses this 2nd day of March, 1920.

ISIDOR ZION. Witnesses:

C. E. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON.

named member and 

